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RiverFit

Peoria, Illinois
Develop a fitness trail along the west bank of the Illinois River including a hard-surfaced path wide enough for biking, rollerblading, running and walking (6" wide) that runs along the river, east of SW Water Street. This trial would include exe...
public-space

Repair the Continuity of the Street System

Peoria, Illinois
Reconnect the street grid within the area defined by Main Street, Wm. Kumpf Boulevard, & Monroe Street
walking land-use infrastructure street bicycling

Build a New Street within the Warehouse District

Peoria, Illinois
Transform an existing service alley into New Street, lined with storefronts and galleries.
retail walking preservation public-space land-use infrastructure street building

Data-powered street furniture

Columbus, Ohio
By using built-in sensors, trash and recycle bins can detect how full they are and call for collection only when it is needed. Finland, for example, is making collecting the garbage smarter with its own product Enevo, a system that records when...
forge-ahead

Let's Have It Both Ways!

Chicago, Illinois
Convert Wabash from a one-way to a two-way street with bike lanes. Excessive one-ways reduce access, encourage speeding and create a maze both for people in cars and on bikes. It's time to rethink the one-way streets downtown, starting with Wabash.
transforming-wabash

Warehouse District Implementation Plan

Peoria, Illinois
Peoria’s Warehouse District has the potential to become downtown’s premier urban neighborhood where streets are animated with people living, working and playing. The district’s proximity to the central business district and the riverfront coupled ...

Encourage Adams Street Corridor Infill

Peoria, Illinois
Advocate for a pattern of infill development along the Adams corridor, particularly in association with proposed neighborhood centers.
infill land-use housing building street

Nurture a healthy and successful urban forest

Glen Ellyn, Illinois
Glen Ellyn should strive to grow and maintain a sustainable "urban forest", primarily by way of a healthy tree canopy along downtown streets, that contributes to the livability of the downtown. The trees that comprise that canopy would be recogniz...
park public-space open-space placemaking

Riverfront Asian Garden

Peoria, Illinois
Cultural/Museum, Park & Recreation: A 3-story Chinese Pavilion, waterfalls, bonsai landscaping and granite sculptures along the bank of the Illinois River in the Riverfront District on the East side of Water Street near the new Caterpillar Global ...
a-vision-for-downtown-peoria park

Skate for all

Chicago, Illinois
We should have a skate park near north and clybourn, because, chicagoans used to enjoy skateboarding and almost 90% of students and 80% of people are skateboarding, and we just realized that it’s hard to find an skate park here in chicago. so we t...
regeneratechicagoneighborhoods park

Extend the 606/Bloomingdale Trail to Connect to East Riverbank and Cortland

Chicago, Illinois
Connecting this site into the 606 was suggested by a couple other people in comments on other ideas, so I'm adding it since it's a great idea on its own. The Bloomingdale Trail could be extended east over the Chicago River to connect with a new ri...
walking public-space infrastructure bicycling north-branch-river-works

Solve issues with delivery trucks

Glen Ellyn, Illinois
Find ways to keep trucks from stopping traffic at the intersection or from double-parking in the striped area here.
public-space street

Hey, Look up!

Chicago, Illinois
Project kinetic art on the facades of the buildings utilizing the ‘L’ trains. A full street-length projection would be timed just ahead of the moving train so passengers can witness the projection as they pass the building facades.
transforming-wabash

The Hamilton Wiggle

Peoria, Illinois
On a bike, getting down the hill is easy, but going up Main Street is tough. Let's make this tried-and-true method even easier with signs or bike lanes: The Hamilton Wiggle. 1) Start going up the hill in the bike lane on Hamilton Blvd (just a b...
transit street bicycling

The Dunkin Donut Project: Site Plan (Version 1)

Plainfield, Illinois
Project Name: The Dunkin Donut Project Location: Directly south of the existing Walgreens at the corner of Main Street + Division Street Proposed By: Lee Fry Companies, Inc. Date Submitted: February 10, 2014 Status: Declined by the Plan Commi...
a-vision-for-division

Public Safety/Ambassador Program

Peoria, Illinois
Provide for Downtown Ambassadors: many cities have individuals on the streets performing municipal services such as sidewalk cleaning, graffiti removal, waste receptacle emptying, landscape maintenance, and directional assistance to visitors. Usu...
walking

Cobblestone It!

Chicago, Illinois
Install cobblestones or Belgian block the length of Wabash to unify the historic character of the street, add more urban texture to differentiate Wabash from any other downtown street. The stone surface will create a low rumble of passing vehicles...
transforming-wabash

Connect the Streets

Chicago, Illinois
Idea posted on behalf of an Outreach Meeting 2 Attendee: Streets that have been disconnected, like Armitage, need to be reconnected in order to provide more choices for travel so that one route does not become overwhelmed (current status).
north-branch-river-works

New 18th Street Gateway/Transit Center

Chicago, Illinois
Use the existing 18th Street ME station area and the underutilized strip of land between the ME tracks and Lake Shore Drive to create a multimodal center to allow for sheltered bus waiting, drop-off areas, and a better, more cohesive pedestrian li...
museum-campus-transportation-study

The Dunkin Donut Project: Northwest Facing Elevation (Version 1)

Plainfield, Illinois
Proposed Project Name: The Dunkin Donut Project Location: Directly south of the existing Walgreens at the corner of Main Street + Division Street Proposed By: Lee Fry Companies, Inc. Date Submitted: February 10, 2014 Status: Declined by th...
a-vision-for-division

Monthly Block Parties!

Chicago, Illinois
Each month, close down a block-long segment of Wabash for an after work social event. Bring in artists to transform the space from midnight until 4:00 pm then open the cash-bar. Proceeds pay the artists, the street performers, and benefit the Chic...
transforming-wabash

Remove the Parking Requirement for Downtown Development Projects

Peoria, Illinois
First, parking requirements are a disincentive to new development, especially when compared to suburban sites where the cost of providing parking is relatively low. Second, when people come and go from a parking lot on site, the building shares mu...
policy parking governance walking transit bicycling building

Beautify 75th street

Jiuquan Shi, Gansu Sheng
Create more of a boulevard feel on 75th street between nall and state line. wider sidewalks, median landscaping, etc.
street

Plant Street Trees to Increase Savings, Safety, and Quality of Life

Washington, Illinois
Trees grown along residential streets and commercial corridors alike can increase property values and decrease automobile speeds. The shade they provide reduces utility bills and encourages more physical activity - walking and bicycling. The envir...
bicycling infrastructure public-space street water safety quality-of-life property-values walking stormwater pedestrians street-trees